Railroad Bridges in Illinois
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CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)
CN Green Street Bridge (Champaign)
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #128.3)
This through plate girder bridge across Green Street is the oldest grade separation in Champaign
Champaign, Champaign County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1899
by
American Bridge Works of Chicago, Illinois
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad
Design: 50' through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Green Street
Significance:
Pratt's Wayne Woods Railroad Crossing
Pratt's Wayne Woods Railroad Crossing
(Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Bridge #123)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway over the former Illinois Central Railroad in Wayne
Wayne, DuPage County, Illinois
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway
Design: 40' through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Canadian National Railway
Significance:
IV East Fork Nettle Creek Bridge
IV East Fork Nettle Creek Bridge
This deck plate girder bridge once carried the Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway over the East Fork Nettle Creek
Morris, Grundy County, Illinois
Owner: City of Morris
Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic
Built 1910
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Ottawa & Peoria Railway
Design: 45' deck plate girder
Deck plate girder bridge over East Fork Nettle Creek
Significance:
BNSF Aurora Viaduct
BNSF Aurora Viaduct
(Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Bridge #37.38)
This lengthy concrete slab viaduct carries the former Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad over a number of city streets in downtown Aurora
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1922
by
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Railroad/Original Owner:
Design: 78 span concrete slab viaduct
Concrete slab viaduct over city streets and parking lots
Significance:
MILW Culvert #E-133
MILW Culvert #E-133
(Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Culvert #E-133)
This small stone arch culvert crosses Brown Creek and is one of several small culverts which carried the original Racine and Mississippi Rail Road near Dakota
Dakota, Stephenson County, Illinois
Owner: Private Owner
Status: Abandoned
Built 1959
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Racine and Mississippi Rail Road
Design: 10'x9' stone arch culvert
Stone arch culvert over Brown Creek
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